Earlier today the 2011 Gabby Award Nominees were formally announced. The three nominees in each category represent the top vote getters following a lengthy nomination deliberation process by the 100+ members of the Gabby Awards Academy. Winners will be announced at the 2011 Gabby Awards on Ellis Island on June 4th. Visit www.Gabbyawrds.com to vote for your favorite Greek-American.
Arts, Culture & Media
Kary Antholis, President of HBO Miniseries
Author, Journalist & Founder of the Huffington Post, Ariana Huffington
Louis Psihoyios, Photographer & Film Documentarian
Performing Arts
Zach Galifianakis
Constantine Maroulis
Tina Fey
Science & Medicine
Dr. Andreas Tzakis, Transplant Surgeon
Dr. Peter Diamandis, Founder of the X Prize Foundation
Dr. John Golfinos, Neurosurgeon
Business & Entrepreneurism
James Gianopulos, Chairman & CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment
Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan Chase Bank
John Varvatos, Fashion Designer
Politics & Public Service
Sen. Olympia Snowe, US Senator from Maine
Rep. John Sarbanes, US Representative from Maryland
Harry Markopolos, Financial fraud investigator
Philanthropy
Peter Peterson, Senior Chairman and Co-founder of The Blackstone Group
Peter Karmanos, Jr. CEO and Co-founder of Compuware & CEO, Owner of the Carolina Hurricanes
George Behrakis, Chairman, Gainsborough Investments
Promotion of Hellenism
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation
AHEPA – American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation
Athletics
Nick Markakis, Right fielder for the Baltimore Orioles
Chris Chelios, Retired NHL Hockey player
Ted Leonsis, Founder, Chairman, Majority Owner & CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Education
Dr. Linda Katehi, Chancellor of the University of California, Davis
Dr. George Kafkoulis, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Florida International University; President and Chairman of the Archimedean Academy
Dr. Nicholas Economides, Professor of Economics at New York University
Also this year the GABBY committee has decided to award two Lifetime Achievement Awards to outstanding individuals who have each left their impact on society and each of whom has a connection to the sacred location of Ellis Island. Former Massachusetts governor and US Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, whose mother entered Ellis Island, as well as internationally-acclaimed artist Stephen Antonakos, who arrived on Ellis Island in 1930.
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